"You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period." Chris Gardner - The Pursuit Of Happiness.
Been busy working this past week, playing round with processing my photos for the Pixilation work i am doing, its a piece i call The Artist and should be finished around next week so i'll post it up on here....i am quite pleased with how things are going at the moment!
Havn't been out much this past week, saving money really! Gym is going good, need to start doing more cardiovascular exercise as i am just weight training at the moment.
That is all.
Saturday, 25 October 2008
The Dunia Game engine
The Dunia Game Engine
Chris Swann
After two years in development, the Dunia engine, making its debut with Farcry 2 in europe on October 24th 2008, presents one of the most advanced and immersive game engines created.
It was developed by the Ubisoft Montreal team specifically for Far Cry 2 in an attempt to tie in with the games large map which the player can explore. Around 3% of the original “Unreal” engine used in the original Far-cry made it through to the sequel, which just gives some impression of how different the gaming experience will be. The Dunia engine was developed to take full advantage of the multi-core CPUs that have been released recently to the PC gaming market. Developer Alex Amancio says that this allows them to create one huge world instead of the traditional ‘levels’ seen in other first person shooters. The Dunia engine was developed with a realistic, ever-changing environment in mind and it is impressive to say the least. The A.I (Artificial Intelligence), when handled with the Dunia engine will develop a personality. Not only will they try and stop the player from achieving their main goal, they have personalities. Kill one of the enemy soldiers brothers for example and you could find him acting recklessly to finish his grudge with you. They will take lunch breaks, retire to camps at night and become weary as the day goes on. The dynamic weather effects created by the Dunia engine are always changing and this will have an effect on your environment. For example, a few days of rain will cause extra vegetation to grow, allowing the player to hide in the grass and stealthily kill his enemies. As the wind picks up, grass will blow and this will affect the trajectory of long range bullets the player shoots. Dust is also affected by the wind. If the player leaves a vehicle on a dusty road then it will be covered in dust after a couple of hours. This is also the case if the player drives fast down a dust track, the vehicle will handle differently when it is caked in dust.
The Dunia engine is a very exciting release in the gaming world, and the scope it brings to new developers could be endless and very impressive indeed. Many players have been comparing the Dunia engine to the Cryengine 2 featured in Crysis due to the open world game-play and the advanced physics. If played on a PC, the criticism is the Dunia engine will require a very expensive gaming computer to run, with top of the range multi core systems costing well over £1000. With an anticipated title such as FarCry 2, there is often pressure on gamers to upgrade their computer just to play the game, especially after all the hype surrounding it.
The main point I am trying to make about the Dunia engine is its flexibility and potential for new developers to make use of, I believe that some brilliant games will be created off this advancement in technology.
Chris Swann
Chris Swann
After two years in development, the Dunia engine, making its debut with Farcry 2 in europe on October 24th 2008, presents one of the most advanced and immersive game engines created.
It was developed by the Ubisoft Montreal team specifically for Far Cry 2 in an attempt to tie in with the games large map which the player can explore. Around 3% of the original “Unreal” engine used in the original Far-cry made it through to the sequel, which just gives some impression of how different the gaming experience will be. The Dunia engine was developed to take full advantage of the multi-core CPUs that have been released recently to the PC gaming market. Developer Alex Amancio says that this allows them to create one huge world instead of the traditional ‘levels’ seen in other first person shooters. The Dunia engine was developed with a realistic, ever-changing environment in mind and it is impressive to say the least. The A.I (Artificial Intelligence), when handled with the Dunia engine will develop a personality. Not only will they try and stop the player from achieving their main goal, they have personalities. Kill one of the enemy soldiers brothers for example and you could find him acting recklessly to finish his grudge with you. They will take lunch breaks, retire to camps at night and become weary as the day goes on. The dynamic weather effects created by the Dunia engine are always changing and this will have an effect on your environment. For example, a few days of rain will cause extra vegetation to grow, allowing the player to hide in the grass and stealthily kill his enemies. As the wind picks up, grass will blow and this will affect the trajectory of long range bullets the player shoots. Dust is also affected by the wind. If the player leaves a vehicle on a dusty road then it will be covered in dust after a couple of hours. This is also the case if the player drives fast down a dust track, the vehicle will handle differently when it is caked in dust.
The Dunia engine is a very exciting release in the gaming world, and the scope it brings to new developers could be endless and very impressive indeed. Many players have been comparing the Dunia engine to the Cryengine 2 featured in Crysis due to the open world game-play and the advanced physics. If played on a PC, the criticism is the Dunia engine will require a very expensive gaming computer to run, with top of the range multi core systems costing well over £1000. With an anticipated title such as FarCry 2, there is often pressure on gamers to upgrade their computer just to play the game, especially after all the hype surrounding it.
The main point I am trying to make about the Dunia engine is its flexibility and potential for new developers to make use of, I believe that some brilliant games will be created off this advancement in technology.
Chris Swann
Sunday, 12 October 2008
Sunday....
"Young men... The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step... Average is just not good enough.... period" - Coach Ken Carter
So, sunday morning i wake up with the familiar, hungover feeling i've been used to this past week. Freshers week has certainly taken its toll on my body, my performance in the gym has been lacking this past week to say the least, and that's why im using today as a full stop to the drinking and partying, and i'm about to begin my journey, my journey to becoming an educated young man and being the best i can be, freshers week has been fun, but now the real journey starts, and like Ken Carter once said, Average is just not good enough. With my first lecture on Tuesday, i'm ready to start learning.
(Of course, i'll begin my journey when i have finished visiting home to get one of my mums sunday dinners!)
So, sunday morning i wake up with the familiar, hungover feeling i've been used to this past week. Freshers week has certainly taken its toll on my body, my performance in the gym has been lacking this past week to say the least, and that's why im using today as a full stop to the drinking and partying, and i'm about to begin my journey, my journey to becoming an educated young man and being the best i can be, freshers week has been fun, but now the real journey starts, and like Ken Carter once said, Average is just not good enough. With my first lecture on Tuesday, i'm ready to start learning.
(Of course, i'll begin my journey when i have finished visiting home to get one of my mums sunday dinners!)
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
What do i hope to get out the course?
"Get Hench Or Die Trying" - Dean Butler
After applying the above quote to my sports and gym work for the past few years, im ready to apply it to my knowledge. MY KNOWLEDGE WILL BE OVERPOWERING!
From my time at Trent i hope to improve my skills and be the best i can be, at the moment my interest in audio/visual is driving me however trying other pathways is also tempting so who knows what i will be thinking this time next year!
All i know is i'm going to work to the best of my ability and continue improving.
After applying the above quote to my sports and gym work for the past few years, im ready to apply it to my knowledge. MY KNOWLEDGE WILL BE OVERPOWERING!
From my time at Trent i hope to improve my skills and be the best i can be, at the moment my interest in audio/visual is driving me however trying other pathways is also tempting so who knows what i will be thinking this time next year!
All i know is i'm going to work to the best of my ability and continue improving.
What did i do in the first week?
"Usually drink, usually dance, usually bubble" - Wiley
Did a bit of work, learnt how to take pictures using a can, some duct tape and some photo paper! Met new people, got ridiculously messy almost every night of the week and am still attempting to survive this accumulating hang-over.
And the rolex sweep.
Did a bit of work, learnt how to take pictures using a can, some duct tape and some photo paper! Met new people, got ridiculously messy almost every night of the week and am still attempting to survive this accumulating hang-over.
And the rolex sweep.
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